Synonyms of recreate

recreate 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈre-krē-ˌāt 

1

as in to restore

to bring back to a former condition or vigor

supporters of preservation hope to recreate the architectural splendor that the old movie theater had when it first opened

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restore
• revive
• refresh
• renovate
• renew
• regenerate
• redevelop
• replenish
• revitalize
• repair
• freshen
• rejuvenate
• resuscitate
• revivify
• recharge
• refurbish
• reconstitute
• reclaim
• redesign
• refreshen
• remodel
• rehabilitate
• reengineer
• remake
• overhaul
• redo
• recondition
• refill
• modernize
• update
• rehab
• resupply
• make over

2

as in to play

to engage in activity for amusement

an old summer resort where families have been recreating for over a century

Synonyms & Similar Words

• play
• entertain
• relax
• toy
• frolic
• sport
• amuse
• disport
• please
• joke
• rest
• cavort
• hang
• rollick
• dabble
• delight
• romp
• divert
• skylark
• gambol
• tease
• trifle
• frisk
• dally
• hang about
• idle
• fiddle (around)
• loaf
• bum (around)
• screw around
• putter (around)
• lounge (around or about)
• dawdle
• slack (off)
• jest
• mess around
• goldbrick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work
• strive
• struggle
• slave
• labor
• plug (away)
• toil
• strain
• sweat
• plod
• drudge

re-create

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants or recreate

as in to reconstruct

to make (something) exist or appear to exist again

The museum staff re-created the entire village based on historical drawings and descriptions.

The performers re-create famous Civil War battles.

Related Words

• reconstruct
• revisit
• repeat
• review
• reinvent
• reimagine
• gather
• re-enact
• solve
• reconceptualize
• redefine
• reexamine
• rethink
• reconsider
• reanalyze
• reevaluate
• judge
• work
• reassess
• reduplicate
• reenvision
• resolve
• reconceive
• reappraise
• reinvestigate
• rehear
• reweigh
• decide
• figure out
• deduce
• infer
• answer
• unravel
• conclude
• work out
• restudy
• readdress
• reexplore
• piece together
• revise
• guess
• speculate
• presume
• rectify
• assume
• straighten (out)
• divine
• reason
• puzzle (out)
• crack
• decipher
• iron out
• amend
• clear (up)
• correct
• unscramble
• remedy
• dope (out)
• decode
• break
• untangle
• untie
• riddle (out)
• reform
• unriddle
• conjecture
• emend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of recreate

Verb

Several social trends have taken hold, including audiences recreating their favorite Cathy Ames looks for Halloween on TikTok and the series audio trending on Instagram Reels. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Elsewhere in Chicago, themes of recreating and reviving spiritual artifacts and sacred materials permeate the work of a Jewish Iraqi American artist, whose grandparents fled Baghdad decades ago. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Over the past year, frontier AI models have radically changed the playing field for the game modding community, allowing users to recreate game code from scratch much faster than ever before. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026

To Prime and Beyond From 2002’s Resident Evil remake to the more recent successes with Resident Evil 2 & 4, Capcom has managed to recreate the feeling and survival horror tropes of the originals while modernizing the gameplay. — Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026